Alston Law Brown

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Stuttgart. Belly landed in P-51D 44-14998 near Freudenstadt. 25-Feb-45. Evaded (EVD).



Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), Commendation (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Remained in USAF rising to Lt Colonel. Died participating in a practice air defense mission at Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio. Engine failure of his F-104 interceptor was the cause of the accident. Killed in Service.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Restless Ruthie
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 2nd Scouting Force 359th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Leavenworth, KS, USA 13 November 1921 Son of Carey H and Derryle [Law] Brown.

Other

Crashed

Corsicana, TX, USA 25 June 1942 Landing Accident Aux Fld #2, Corsicana, TX Cat 3 damage Lt Alston L Brown, 25-Jun-42. PT-19A 41-14614 - AFTD AFTD

Based

Martlesham Heath 5 November 1944 - 25 February 1945 Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Evaded (EVD)

Freudenstadt, Germany 25 February 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Stuttgart. Belly landed in P-51D 44-14998 near Freudenstadt. 25-Feb-45. Evaded (EVD).

Died

4 miles NW of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA 11 December 1958 Died participating in a practice air defense mission at Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio. Engine failure of his F-104 interceptor was the cause of the accident. Killed in Service.

Enlisted

West Point, NY, USA Graduated class of 43.

Buried

West Point, NY, USA United States Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point Orange County New York, USA

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Sources

356 FG Assoc data/MACR 12738 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12738 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list